If a hearing exceeds its allotted time, the following hearing will begin immediately after. All materials for public hearings are available for review at the Community Board 14 office.

SPECIAL PERMITS: Applications for Special Permits have been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York §73-622, to enlarge a single or two-family detached or semi-detached residence within the designated R-2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

POTENTIAL COMMUNITY RESIDENCE: In compliance with Section 41:34 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law, HeartShare Human Services of New York and the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) have submitted an application for a Potential Community Residence to be located at 83 East 18th Street, Apts. 1A, 2A, 2B, between Church Avenue and Tennis Court within Community District 14.

These apartments aka Individualized Residential Alternatives will be home to eleven (11) adult females, with developmental disabilities. These individuals are people from the local community who are in need of a new home. Each person living in the residence will attend six hours of program at a sheltered workshop or a day habilitation program each weekday. There will be supervisory and residential staff on duty 24 hours a day at the residence with recreational activities and programs planned for evenings and weekends. The New York State OPWDD will license this residential program as a Community Residence for the Developmentally Disabled.

If you would like to testify at any of these public hearings, please pre-register for speaking time by calling the District office at 718-859-6357 or you may register to speak on the evening of the hearing on May 9th. Speakers who register in advance will be given priority on the speaking schedule.

Representatives from nonprofit organizations working in Brooklyn Community District 14 are invited to attend a Nonprofit Roundtable at the CB14 District Office to share and discuss district programs and services, as well as recent successes and challenges. This event provides an opportunity to get to know representatives from our diverse nonprofit community, various city agencies & elected officials offices and to share where your organizations might be able to support one another either through collaboration or referrals or resource sharing or simply camaraderie.

If you represent a CB14 Nonprofit Organization, City Agency or Elected Official’s office, please join us for a Nonprofit Organization Roundtable on:Wednesday, May 16, 201811:00 AM – 1 PM(Doors open at 10:30 AM for light refreshments.)
Touro College1602 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230

We are fortunate here in Flatbush and Midwood to have so many great organizations providing valuable programs and services to our diverse community members. That we have services for aging residents, homeowners, small business owners, immigrant communities, women, those searching for work, those with affordable housing needs, social services needs, education support and after-school and other youth programs, environmental programs and much more all work together to make the fabric of our community stronger and all the more vibrant. Please RSVP by calling the CB14 District Office at 718-859-6357 if you plan to attend this event. We hope to see you on Wednesday, May 16th!

AGENDA
1. Presentation on NYC Organics Collection Program – Nicholas Circharo, NYC Department of Sanitation
2. Final Presentation on CB14 Green Project – Oded Holzinger, Community Planning Fellow, Fund for the City of New York
3. Presentation on M1 Hotels Text Amendment – Hayley Todd, NYC Department of City Planning
4. Other business